Lauren Victoria Burke

Lauren Victoria Burke has covered politics on Capitol Hill since 1998. She began her career in journalism assisting Cokie Roberts at ABC News. Prior to that, she was a staffer on Capitol Hill. She has also worked for USA Today.com, The Washington Post, The Hill, and Associated Press. She is the author of two books, Birth of a Statesman, a 280 page book of photography documenting President Obama’s 2008 campaign for the White House and Election Daze a book she co-authored with Marvel Comics creator Stan Lee.
She is the creator of Crewof42.com, a blog on the Congressional Black Caucus and owns WDCPIX.COM photo service. Ms. Burke has covered several political campaigns including Hillary Clinton’s 2000 run for Senate and President Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign and the experience yielded two books, BIRTH OF A STATESMAN and PHOTO BOOK : 01.20.09 | INAUGURATION DAY, a LARGE 13 x 11 coffee table book of images created on the most historic day in American history, January 20, 2009, the inaugural of the 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama. You can follow her on twitter @crewof42